The Hour Between Dog and Wolf

(The Hunter)
"Gather around and listen my good people
For I bring news of utmost dire
Not for those with a stomach feeble
Amass pitchfork and torch afire
There is a soulless creature roaming the land
A terrible beast of which little is known
Feasting on the flesh of animal and man
Leaving naught but gut and bone
Unknown is its origin
Elusive shadow, an enemy within?"

(The Lover)
This long and silent night
Why did I invite this man at candlelight?

Trapped between these walls when the evening falls
Tired of the halls with their royal protocols

(The Writer)
"By then, rumors began to spread at court
That people spoke of a demon,
of witchcraft, and of a werewolf lord.
His Highness, our God blessed king declared
That the slayer of this monster would be
gifted with royal award!"

For the Love of Glory and Gold

(The Hunter)
"Order all the townspeople and peasants
to obey their councils
and punish those who disobey without good reason!
Together we will defeat this beast!"

(The Writer)
A bliss to the eye this vanguard of wolf hunters
Untouched by fear and eager for adventures
For fame and glory and royal granted gold
Before my eye unfolds a story never been told

Chained behind bars, a prisoner's strife
Unsettling wars, I didn't want this life

(The Hunter)
Today you are a witness of this horrible crime
This girl devoured, her head split in two
Tomorrow you yourselves may be a spectacle too
So help me to prevent that unfortunate time
It has tasted the blood of woman and child
Nothing else it wants to stalk and kill
Most of you have joined me out of free will
Now let's beat the bushes of this land so wild

(The Lover)
I still see his eyes all blue
These eyes made my fear all true

I still see her eyes in tears
When the light in my head disappears

(The Lover)
This long and silent night
Why did I invite this man at candlelight?

This Terrible Scourge

(The Writer)
A hunt the largest I have ever seen
To scour the woods, the caves and the hills
Led by the guidance of shepherd's routine
Drawn to a tale that honor fulfills

A story of heroes and heartbreak alike
Some seek revenge in tactics so disputed
But magic seems to consume the arms that strike
Avoiding those who hunt it,
surprising those who elude it

(The Hunter)
The weather and the constant demands placed upon my men
Have begun to take a dangerous toll
It leaves me with a feeling of desperation again
Not quite the mission these people hoped to enroll

"We are dealing with a witch, or the devil
in person. If only I could believe it!"

(The Writer)
The people of these cursed lands began
to murmur their frustration
For the Hunter it meant his final degradation
Reassigned after the arrival of
a famous hunter from the north
With royal sign came these words:
"This man leads the hunts henceforth!"

This man from the north brought
dogs of monstrous size
They tracked a wolf so large it's
tracks were hand palm wide
When finally shot everyone took
a look of this famous prize
Could this be lastly a comfort for
a land so tried